Below are two daily calorie counter charts. The first chart estimates the calories burned daily for men.
The second chart estimates the calories burned daily for women. In each calorie counter column, there is a lower number
based on individuals with passive lifestyles and a higher number based on individuals with a moderate degree of physical
activity working and exercising.
I use this as a guide to provide my daily calorie intake levels for me to lose weight, so far its working.
It's very simple. Find your chart listing and lifestyle then try and stay below the calorie count for you, if you can, you too
will lose weight.
Chart of Daily calories burned for Men
Chart of Daily calories burned for Women
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Ok... So What is a Calorie Exactly?
A calorie is the amount or measurement of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree on the Celsius scale.
A calorie is also the unit of measurement of energy produced by food when it is oxidized, or used, in the body. Calories are like fuel for our bodies. We need them for our bodies to run. But if we pump more fuel into our bodies than we need for the amount of activity we do, the excess fuel just sits there. Your body will store this excess, unused fuel. It may store it as muscle, if you perform enough physical, muscle-building exercises such as weightlifting, or it may store it as fat.
You need to maintain a balance between the amount of calories you take in (food) and the amount of calories you use (exercise). You "burn" your body's fuel - calories - when you perform physical activities, and you also burn calories just by sitting still, breathing and living each day.
If you perform enough physical activity, you may increase the amount of calories (or energy units) you burn each day and raise the amount of calories (or energy units) you need each day. So a person who is physically active can eat more calories each day without gaining weight, because this person uses the fuel he or she pumps in, instead of storing it as fat.
Each person is different when it comes to the amount of calories he or she needs each day. The amount of calories a person needs for fuel varies according to age, height, gender, amount of physical activity and other factors.
excerpted from the Arthritis Foundation book www.jointsinmotion.org
